diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServerv2.2.0.16.1 b/slsDetectorSoftware/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServerv2.2.0.16.1
index 4519f8f12..5f58c87f9 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorSoftware/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServerv2.2.0.16.1 and b/slsDetectorSoftware/eigerDetectorServer/bin/eigerDetectorServerv2.2.0.16.1 differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
index 0b186fd3e..9407c4cff 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/firmware_funcs.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ typedef struct ip_header_struct {
 
 
 struct timeval tss,tse,tsss; //for timing
+int gpiopinsdefined = 0;
 
 
 
@@ -1058,6 +1059,7 @@ int64_t setPeriod(int64_t value){
 		printf("\nSetting period to %lld\n",(long long int)value);
 		value*=(1E-3*clockdivider);
 	}
+
 	return set64BitReg(value,SET_PERIOD_LSB_REG, SET_PERIOD_MSB_REG)/(1E-3*clockdivider);//(1E-9*CLK_FREQ);
 }
 
@@ -1434,12 +1436,16 @@ int  writeGbeReg(int ivar,  uint32_t val, int addr, int interface) {
 int configureInterface(uint32_t destip,uint64_t destmac,uint64_t  sourcemac,int sourceip,int ival,uint32_t destport,  uint32_t sourceport, int interface) {
 	//int configureMAC(int ipad,long long int macad,long long int detectormacad, int detipad, int ival, int udpport){
 
-
+/*
+	if(!gpiopinsdefined){
+		defineGPIOpins();
+		gpiopinsdefined = 1;
+	}
 	//tell FPGA to not touch flash
 	system("echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
 	//tell FPGA to touch flash to program itself
 	system("echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio9/value");
-
+*/
 
 
 	volatile u_int32_t conf= bus_r(CONFIG_REG);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1 b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1
index e816e6459..7f14fd57d 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1 and b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/jungfrauDetectorServerv2.2.1 differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
index 51d0fd097..ba365149e 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/jungfrauDetectorServer/server_funcs.c
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ int init_detector(int b) {
 		);
 
 
-		defineGPIOpins();
-
-
 		printf("Resetting PLL\n");
 		resetPLL();
 		bus_w16(CONTROL_REG, SYNC_RESET);
@@ -172,6 +169,7 @@ int init_detector(int b) {
 		setDelay(0);
 		setGates(0);
 
+
 		setTiming(GET_EXTERNAL_COMMUNICATION_MODE);
 		setMaster(GET_MASTER);
 		setSynchronization(GET_SYNCHRONIZATION_MODE);
@@ -2461,6 +2459,7 @@ int send_update(int file_des) {
 	retval=setExposureTime(tns);
 	n = sendDataOnly(file_des,&retval,sizeof(int64_t));
 	retval=setPeriod(tns);
+	 cprintf(RED,"updated frame period from %lld tns:%d\n", (long long int)retval, tns);
 	n = sendDataOnly(file_des,&retval,sizeof(int64_t));
 	retval=setDelay(tns);
 	n = sendDataOnly(file_des,&retval,sizeof(int64_t));
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
index 096506bde..62b680d9e 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetector/slsDetector.cpp
@@ -3560,7 +3560,6 @@ int slsDetector::updateDetectorNoWait() {
   //retval=setPeriod(tns);
   n = 	controlSocket->ReceiveDataOnly( &retval,sizeof(int64_t));
   thisDetector->timerValue[FRAME_PERIOD]=retval;
-  cprintf(RED,"updated frame period to %lld\n", (long long int)thisDetector->timerValue[FRAME_PERIOD]);
   //retval=setDelay(tns);
   n = 	controlSocket->ReceiveDataOnly( &retval,sizeof(int64_t));
   thisDetector->timerValue[DELAY_AFTER_TRIGGER]=retval;
@@ -3986,9 +3985,9 @@ int64_t slsDetector::setTimer(timerIndex index, int64_t t){
 	if (index!=MEASUREMENTS_NUMBER) {
 
 
-//#ifdef VERBOSE
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 		std::cout<< "Setting timer "<< index << " to " <<  t << "ns/value" << std::endl;
-//#endif
+#endif
 		if (thisDetector->onlineFlag==ONLINE_FLAG) {
 			if (connectControl() == OK){
 				controlSocket->SendDataOnly(&fnum,sizeof(fnum));
@@ -4026,9 +4025,9 @@ int64_t slsDetector::setTimer(timerIndex index, int64_t t){
 		if (t>=0)
 			thisDetector->timerValue[index]=t;
 	}
-//#ifdef VERBOSE
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 	std::cout<< "Timer " << index << " set to  "<< thisDetector->timerValue[index] << "ns"  << std::endl;
-//#endif
+#endif
 
 	if ((thisDetector->myDetectorType==MYTHEN)&&(index==PROBES_NUMBER)) {
 		setDynamicRange();
@@ -4078,9 +4077,9 @@ int64_t slsDetector::setTimer(timerIndex index, int64_t t){
 				}
 				//set period
 				else{
-//#ifdef VERBOSE
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 					std::cout << "Setting/Getting acquisition period " << index << " to/from receiver " << args[1] << std::endl;
-//#endif
+#endif
 					//if acquisition period is zero, then #frames/buffer depends on exposure time and not acq period
 					if(!args[1])
 						args[1] = timerValue[ACQUISITION_TIME];
@@ -5547,7 +5546,7 @@ char* slsDetector::setReceiver(string receiverIP){
 	strcpy(thisDetector->receiver_hostname,receiverIP.c_str());
 
 	if(setReceiverOnline(ONLINE_FLAG)==ONLINE_FLAG){
-//#ifdef VERBOSE
+#ifdef VERBOSE
 		std::cout << "Setting up receiver with" << endl;
 		std::cout << "detector type:" << slsDetectorBase::getDetectorType(thisDetector->myDetectorType) << endl;
 		std::cout << "detector hostname:" << thisDetector->hostname << endl;
@@ -5565,7 +5564,7 @@ char* slsDetector::setReceiver(string receiverIP){
 		std::cout << "10GbE:" << thisDetector->tenGigaEnable << endl << endl;
 		//std::cout << "dataStreaming:" << enableDataStreamingFromReceiver(-1) << endl << endl;
 /** enable compresison, */
-//#endif
+#endif
 		if(setDetectorType()!= GENERIC){
 			setDetectorHostname();
 			setFilePath(fileIO::getFilePath());